Description

This software predicts future passes for amateur radio satellites for a specified location and period of time.

Basic features:

- Calculate passes for up to the next 24 hours - Graphical pass display - Map view showing current satellite position and next two orbits - Update keps from a file on SD card or directly from AMSAT's webpage using your phone's internet connection - Set home coordinates from User Input (Lat, Lon, Maidenhead), Network or GPS

My review

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4.3

352 total

5 215

4 78

3 33

2 10

1 16

Dan Lo Fat

Backing up a screen is unclear if we use arrow or swipe, and it is laggy when going back a screen with either method. Well now. Keps need to update automatically when needed.

Rhett Aultman

Useful, if you use it right One big gotcha before you plan your next satellite hunt-- you must update Keplerians manually! If you use out-of-date Keplerian information, you might find yourself combing the skies for a satellite that doesn't exist. It'd also be great to set auto-update for Keplerians and to be able to sync with the calendar app in my phone. I'd be happy to pitch in if I just had a copy of the source code!

Keith Parker

Nexus 7 2012 was working great! Then I upgraded to android 5.0 lollipop! And it broke this very nice app. Wooot! It's working again! Thanks for the update!

Brian G

Great App, but with a few added features it could be fantastic. My wish list: 1) Let me pick favorites, 2) display the frequencies, 3) notifications for passes (perhaps with the option to only alert if a pass is above a certain elevation). Otherwise this app does the trick.

Jerry Vaughn

Works well Suggested additions: 1. Select favorites instead having to go through the whole list; 2. Display link frequencies. As long as you remember to update the keps it works well.

Michael

Needs Frequencies Wish ot had the frequencies listed. Otherwise I have to go against a separate list. Not sure how hard that would be to do.

User reviews

Dan Lo Fat 30 December 2015

Backing up a screen is unclear if we use arrow or swipe, and it is laggy when going back a screen with either method. Well now. Keps need to update automatically when needed.

Useful, if you use it right One big gotcha before you plan your next satellite hunt-- you must update Keplerians manually! If you use out-of-date Keplerian information, you might find yourself combing the skies for a satellite that doesn't exist. It'd also be great to set auto-update for Keplerians and to be able to sync with the calendar app in my phone. I'd be happy to pitch in if I just had a copy of the source code!

Great App, but with a few added features it could be fantastic. My wish list: 1) Let me pick favorites, 2) display the frequencies, 3) notifications for passes (perhaps with the option to only alert if a pass is above a certain elevation). Otherwise this app does the trick.

How can I tell the next satellites pass Also would be nice to have all currently visible satellites above my location. Frequency list for each satellite above would be a 6 stars app! Happy to buy paid version.

Adding satellites is out of our control as we rely on third parties to provide the data. I'm part of the FUNcube team and it took nearly two weeks for NORAD and some Amateur Radio operators to determine which one we were out of the flock of 35 satellites on the same launch :-)

Stefan Wagener 23 August 2014

Works well on Windows PC too :-) Using it in emulation mode. Very quick response. Simple and efficient interface and map gets the point across. Nice job, Stefan VE4NSA

Needs work, good start The app is a great start, works well and is easy to use. The one problem tablet users are missing is not having a setting for landscape mode! I would also support a paid version, if it would speed development.

Simplicity and Function Individuals familiar with amateur radio satellite operation should have no difficulty using this application. It is very simple to use. I like that the latest version allows me to set my location by GPS, network, or maidenhead grid locator (6 positions.) Now that this application is available on the Amazon store, I am able to utilize it on my Kindle Fire HD 8.9." I'm pleased with the prediction engine's accuracy and consider it trustworthy for all of my operating needs. I'm often operating from various locations on business travel. This app is one of my most frequently used tools. Occasionally it will hang up and stop responding if left unattended in the background. I do not blame the app but rather my device as several friends experience this same, minor, nuisance issue. I'm looking forward to a paid version. W5PFG

Excellent but.... I have used this program and the original Hamsat program for a long time. It has served me well on satellite micro Dxpeditions to Hawaii and the Cayman Islands. I am really looking forward to the paid version with additional functionality. The one item that caught be off guard was the change to UTC time as the default time in the latest update. I really miss having the local time capability. Please bring this feature back, it really helps to do a spot check on the upcoming passes and having local time capability makes it easier not to have to convert from UTC. Perhaps you can add a toggle or some setting in the menu to allow switching between local and UTC times. Adrian AA5UK - ZF2AE